Practice        

What To Practice

This is how I generally structure our lessons. It also happens to very effective as a practice routine.

Based on a 30 minute practice session:

1. Warm Up (5 min)

  • Stick Control or Rudiments, at a comfortable tempo.

2. Technical Work (10 min)

  • Work on your current projects: grooves, fills, reading and technique exercises.

3. Repertoire (15 min)

  • Grade songs and free choice songs.

How To Practice

★ Precision

  • Focus on playing each bar / section slowly and precisely.

★★ Endurance

  • Practice each bar / section over and over to develop muscle memory and build endurance.

★★★ Speed

  • Practice with a metronome for timing. Gradually increase the tempo until you reach your goal.

★★★★ Dynamics

  • Incorporate any written dynamic markings or apply your own.

★★★★★ Application

  • Bring it all together in a musical way on the drum set.